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I'm going into hospital: what happens when I leave?; a guide for older people leaving hospital and their carers
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN LONDON
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Leaflet aimed at older people returning home from hospital and their carers. Includes a checklist of the kind of help that should be available.
Continuing care: continuing concern
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 16p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Northallerton
Report outlining the Association's views, concerns and aspirations about the care of older people, and in particular, an examination of the issues surrounding continuing care.
The evaluation of the South Glamorgan care for the elderly hospital discharge service: a position paper and workplan
- Author:
- REES Teresa
- Publisher:
- University College Cardiff. Social Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 17p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Acute concerns: responding to delayed discharges and 'blocked beds'
- Editor:
- GLASBY Jon
- Publisher:
- University of Birmingham. Health Services Management Centre
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Often, accounts of hospital discharge refer to the problem of ‘bed blocking’ as a short-hand term for people (often older people) who it is believed are occupying a hospital bed when they no longer need the services provided in an acute setting. While such phrases are in widespread usage, this terminology is felt by many to carry a highly pejorative meaning, implying that the older people concerned are themselves to blame for the situation. As is increasingly clear, however, this is often totally inaccurate, as it is the system itself which causes many such ‘blockages’, not the individual patient (who often wishes to return home as soon as possible).
Intermediate care or integrated care: the Scottish perspective on support provision for older people
- Author:
- PETCH Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(6), December 2003, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at how the concept of intermediate care appears to have been rejected in Scotland in favour of an emphasis on integrated care. The article explores the apparent divergence in the broader context of policy variation post-devolution and against the aspirations for a whole-system approach.
Home comfort
- Authors:
- HENWOOD Melanie, WADDINGTON Eileen
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.11.03, 2003, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The independent sector is increasingly providing emotional and practical support for people in intermediate care. Assesses the success of, 'Home from Hosptial', a scheme from the Red Cross.
National Audit Office: five cross-cutting studies on older people and government 2002
- Author:
- SIDELL Rebecca
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 12(1), April 2002, pp.9-10.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Briefly looks at five topics selected by the NOA's cross-cutting studies team. The topics are: tackling pensioner poverty; making e-services accessible to all; developing effective services for older people; increasing flexibility in work; and ensuring the effective discharge of older patients from hospital.
Going home from hospital - an appreciative inquiry study
- Authors:
- REED Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 10(1), January 2002, pp.36-45.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a project that involved a number of agencies and groups, including older people, working together to examine and develop practice in going home from hospital. The project was stimulated by a whole-system event, and was based on appreciative inquiry (AI) methodology, which has roots in both action research and organisational development. In AI, the research is directed towards appreciating what it is about the social world that is positive, and exploring this. The study was planned around three workshops to streamline data collection and analysis. Group members were also required to carry out some activities between workshops. Invitations were sent out to groups and individuals previously identified as involved or interested in the discharge process across one health district. Provides overview of the study, and explores some of the issues involved when working with service users and providers as co-researchers.
Service needs of depressed older adults following acute psychiatric care
- Authors:
- MORROW-HOWELL N.L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 4(4), November 2000, pp.330-338.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Older persons with mental disorder need mental health services, but the extent to which they have service needs in other domains (medical, functional and psychosocial) is not established, although these needs may compromise the attainment of psychiatric outcomes. This study focuses on 169 older adults hospitalised for depression and documents their post-acute service needs in four domains: psychiatric, medical, functional and psychosocial. Eighty-four per cent needed assistance with routine activities. Nearly two-thirds were experiencing one or more psychosocial or environmental problems that warranted intervention. Older adults admitted to acute care for depression have high levels of service needs stemming from multiple domains: psychiatric, medical, functional and psychosocial. This biopsychosocial model suggests that needs in each domain should be identified and addressed if desired psychiatric outcomes are to be attained.
Patient satisfaction: the discharge of older people from hospital; a survey
- Authors:
- DALLEY Gillian, DENNISS Michael
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 47p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey of older patients' views of the hospital discharge process at four London hospitals. Looks at how far they felt the process was satisfactory in terms of information, coordination of services and sensitivity to needs.